Mayster, _n._ Fr. master, 1135; chief, 2028, 2385. Mayt, Mayth. _See_ Mowe. Mede, _n._ S. reward, 102, 685, 1635, 2402. Mele, _n._ S. oat-meal, 780. Mele, _v._ Fr. to contend in battle, 2059. Gaw. and Gol. ii. 18. _Mellay_, Wynt. viii. 15, 19. V. Jam. Meme, 2201, _probably miswritten for_ neme; _see_ Nime. Men (used with a sing. vb. like the Fr. _on_), men, people, 390, 647, 2610. Mene, _v._ S. to mean, signify, 2114. _Menes_, _pr. t. 3 p._ means, 597. Menie, _n._ Fr. family, 827. _Meynie_, 834. This word is to be found from the time of Laȝamon to Shakespeare. Jamieson attempts to derive it from the North. V. in v. _Menzie_. See _maisnie_ in Roquefort. Mere, _n._ S. mare, 2449, 2478, 2504. Messe, _n._ Fr. Lat. the service of the mass, 243, 1176. _Messe-bok_, mass-book, 186, 391, 2710. _Messe-gere_, all the apparel, &c., pertaining to the service of the mass, 188, 389, 1078, 2217. Mest, _adj. sup._ S. greatest, 233. _Moste_, 1287; tallest, 983. Mester, _n._ Fr. trade, 823. K. Horn (ed. Lumby), 229. Met, _pp._ S. dreamt, 1285. Mete, _n._ S. meat, 459, &c. _Metes_, _pl._ 1733. Meynie. _See_ Menie. Michel, _adj._ S. much, 510, 660. _Mik_, 2342. _Mike_, 960 (cf. Horn Childe, ap. Rits. V. 3, 292), 1744, 1761, 2336. _Mikel_, 122, 478, &c. Micte, Micten, Micthe, Mithe, Mithest, Mithen. _See_ Mowe. Micth, _n._ S. might, power, 35. Middelerd, _n._ S. the earth, world, 2244. _Middelærd_, Laȝam., Rits., Web., R. Gl., Minot, &c. So in Sc. V. Jam. Mik, Mike, Mikel. _See_ Michel. Milce, _n._ S. [_mildse_] mercy, 1361. A! me do þine _milce_, Laȝam. l. 4681; R. Gl. It is usually coupled with _ore_. Milne-hous. _See_ Hus. Mirke, _adj._ S. dark, 404. R. Br., Lynds.; _merke_, Chauc. Still used in Sc. and N.E. V. Jam. Misdede, _pa. t._ S. did amiss, 337; injured, 992, 1371. _Misdo_, _part. pa._ misdone, offended, 2798. Misferde, _pa. t._ S. behaved, or proceeded ill, 1869. _See_ Faren. Misgos, _pr. t. 2 p._ S. goest or behavest amiss, 2707. Misseyd, _part. pa._ S. spoken to reproachfully, 1688. Mithe, Mythe, _v._ S. [_miðan_] to conceal, hide, dissemble, 652, 948, 1278. Sche might no lenger _mithe_. Horn Childe, ap. Rits. M. R. V. 3, p. 310. Mixed, _adj._ vile, base, 2533. From S. _myx_, fimus. Cf. _Mix_ in _William of Palerne_. Mo, _adj. comp._ S. more, 1742, 1846. Mod, _n._ S. mood, humour, 1703. Moder, _n._ S. mother, 974, 1388, &c. Mone, _n._ S. moon, 373, 403. Mone, _n._ S. mind, say, opinion, 816. Cf. A.S. _myne_, _monian_, _monung_; Icel. _munr_. Hence, to _mone_, to _relate_, R. Cœur de L. 4636, and to _animadvert_, in Barbour. It appears to express the Fr. phrase _par le mien escient_, K. Horn, 467, MS. Douce. In nearly the same sense _mone_ may be found in K. Alisaund. 1281, R. Gl. pp. 281, 293. Cf. ll. 1711, 1972. Mone, _v. pl._ [Isl. _mun_] must, 840. _Maun_, Sc. _Mun_, Yorksh. Cumb. V. Jam. Morwen, _n._ S. morning, 811, 1131, 2669, &c. _To-morwen_, 530, 810. _Amorwe_, Sir Tr., K. Horn. Moste. _See_ Mest.